Detours Coffee Bag and D2R Rear Bicycle Bag

Detours is all about making fun, high-quality bags for bicycle commuters, recreational cyclists, and long-distance tourists. Basically they want to provide a product for anyone who rides a bike. This Seattle-based company believes in cycling to work all year round and having a good time. Definitely sounds like my kind of company.

I highlighted Detours in, “The Man-Bicycle Basket” and am now featuring them today as we continue with our Loving the Bike review week.

Last time around as I was checking out all that this company had to offer, I came across what they call the coffee bag(Retails for $24). Seeing as I’m the owner of a bicycle café, I figured this should be something we have here. But there was another products I found very interesting, so I asked if they could also send me their D2R Rear Bag (retails for $85) as well.

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For more on these and the other products offered by Detours, click here.

4 Responses to “ Detours Coffee Bag and D2R Rear Bicycle Bag ”

Jenny G on June 24, 2014 at 4:39 pm

This is a review from someone who was sent free Detours products. Of course he is going to say good things when he is getting it for free. Beware of Detours products. They are delicate junk made with low quality control and tend to break. Detours customer service is somewhere between slow to respond and non-existent. When I received no reply days later, I called the company and was sent a coupon code for a fraction of the replacement cost of the bicycle bag. Do yourself a favor and buy a product from a company willing to stand behind their products and send a replacement product.

Sorry to hear about your experience with Detours, Jenny. Yes, I was sent free product but I am free to review the company and products with my own opinion. There is no guarantee of a good review when a company sends me product.

My experience was totally different than yours and I was honestly impressed by the customer service I received.

Ha, great video. I could use a small waterproof bag to carry with me. I often have something on me that shouldn’t get wet. Right now I’m putting things in a ziplock and then inside my pack. This would be handy for the days I don’t have my pack.

My question is other than juice, can you suggest modifications in lieu of table sugar for energy and hydration.

Answer:

Both raw/organic honey or agave can work great in the homebrew (substitute in the same quantities for the sugar, or to taste), but you do have to shake well in order to make sure they don’t settle out. Have you tried either of these? Also, make sure to use at least the minimum amount of salt recommended in the homebrew as the temps rise, you need the sodium replacement if you’re sweating.